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G. ELSEY.

BARBED FENCING.

Patented Sept. 26,1882

WITNESSES INVENTOR.

-:ATTORNEY GEORGE ELSEY, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TOISADORE A. UPHAM, OF SAME PLACE.

BARBED FENCING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,223, datedSeptember 26, 1882.

Application filed July 14, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ELsEY, of Springfield, in the county ofHampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Barbed Fencing, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs, inWhichsimilar letters of reference indicating like parts- Figures 1 and 2are side views of a section of my'fencing material. Fig. 3 is a view ofa binder before being applied, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section ofFig. 1.

The construction will be readily understood I 5 011 referring to thedrawings.

f is a flattened metal strip. 12 is a straight wire, sharpened at eachend, and iis a thin metallic binder. The strip f is indented at theplace of contact with the barb b. This pre- Vents lateral movement andgives a greater bearing or contact surface. The binder may be bent in alike manner for the same purpose.

The binder consists of a central portion having four projecting parts,0, which fold over the edge of the stripf, as shown, and hold the barbin place. I prefer that the inner edge of the parts a should beinclined, as shown, for the reason that less accurate machinery isrequired to make the fencing, as the inclined o edges, when being turnedover the edge of the strip f, will force the barb to a central position,and the opening between the projections a, being contracted, asshown,will more firmly grasp the barb than if the edges of these pro- 5jections were parallel.

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As thus constructed, the fencing is complete, and may be used. If,however, it is desired to more firmly unite the parts, I pass the wholethrough a bath of molten metal. This will not only solder the partstogether, but 0 will cover the surface and fill the interstices with anon-corrosive material.

I thus construct a barbed fencing having a barb of more simpleconstruction, and having less material than has heretofore been done, 5and this fencing may be made with machinery of more simple constructionthan could be done were the barb of any other shape.

I am aware that a binder has been heretofore used to fasten sheet-metalbarbs having shoulders to a plain flattened strip, and I do not claimthe binder except in my combination. Neither do I broadly claim theindenting or bending of a main strand except as aforesaid. I

Having therefore described my invention, What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a flattened main strand, f, having indentations, asshown, with straight 60 wire barbs without shoulders, and metallicbinders having parts 6, with inclined inner edges, substantially asshown,and for the purpose stated.

GEORGE ELsEY.

Witnesses:

ALLEN WEBSTER, ARTHUR KILGORE.

